excavation (n.)

  1. the act of digging; theres an interesting excavation going on near Princeton

    [ Syn: digging , dig ]

  2. the site of an archeological exploration; they set up camp next to the dig

    [ Syn: dig , archeological site ]

  3. a hole in the ground made by excavating

  4. the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth

    [ Syn: mining ]

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